Montezuma Castle National Monument–Castle Unit Authors: NPS-SODN Families: 80 Genera: 284 Species: 492 (species rank) Total Taxa: 504 (including ssp. and var.) AMARANTHACEAE Amaranthus palmeri - carelessweed Amaranthus powellii - Powell's amaranth Atriplex canescens - fourwing saltbush Chenopodium berlandieri - pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii - Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium incanum - mealy goosefoot Krascheninnikovia lanata - winterfat Salsola tragus - prickly Russian thistle ANACARDIACEAE Rhus aromatica - fragrant sumac Toxicodendron radicans - poison-ivy APIACEAE Berula erecta - cutleaf waterparsnip Cymopterus megacephalus - largeleaf springparsley Cymopterus multinervatus - purplenerve springparsley Cymopterus purpurascens - widewing springparsley Daucus pusillus - American wild carrot APOCYNACEAE Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla - woolly bluestar Apocynum cannabinum - Indianhemp Asclepias asperula - spider milkweed Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu Asclepias engelmanniana - Engelmann's milkweed Asclepias subverticillata - horsetail milkweed Matelea producta - Texas milkvine Sarcostemma cynanchoides - fringed twinevine Sarcostemma cynanchoides ssp. cynanchoides - climbing milkweed Vinca major - bigleaf periwinkle ARACEAE Lemna gibba - swollen duckweed Lemna minuta - least duckweed ARALIACEAE Hydrocotyle verticillata - whorled marshpennywort ASPARAGACEAE Agave chrysantha - goldenflower century plant Agave delamateri - Tonto Basin agave Agave parryi - Parry's agave Agave toumeyana var. bella - Toumey's century plant Dichelostemma capitatum - bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum - bluedicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum - bluedicks Nolina microcarpa - sacahuista Yucca baccata - banana yucca Yucca elata - soaptree yucca Yucca elata var. verdiensis - Verdi yucca ASTERACEAE Acourtia nana - dwarf desertpeony Acourtia wrightii - brownfoot Ambrosia psilostachya - Cuman ragweed Artemisia carruthii - Carruth's sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana - white sagebrush Baccharis emoryi - Emory's baccharis Baccharis pteronioides - yerba de pasmo Baccharis salicifolia - water wally Baccharis sarothroides - desertbroom Bahia dissecta - ragleaf bahia Baileya multiradiata - desert marigold Baileya pleniradiata - woolly desert marigold Brickellia atractyloides - spearleaf brickellbush Brickellia californica - brickell-bush Brickellia floribunda - Chihuahuan brickellbush Centaurea melitensis - Maltese star-thistle Chaetopappa ericoides - rose heath Chloracantha spinosa - spiny chloracantha Cichorium intybus - chicory Cirsium arizonicum - Arizona thistle Cirsium wheeleri - Wheeler's thistle Conyza canadensis - Canadian horseweed Coreopsis tinctoria - golden tickseed Dieteria asteroides - fall tansyaster Dieteria canescens var. ambigua - hoary tansyaster Encelia farinosa - brittlebush Encelia frutescens - button brittlebush Encelia virginensis - Virgin River brittlebush Erigeron colomexicanus - running fleabane Erigeron concinnus - Navajo fleabane Erigeron divergens - spreading fleabane Erigeron flagellaris - trailing fleabane Gaillardia pinnatifida - red dome blanketflower Grindelia squarrosa - curlycup gumweed Gutierrezia microcephala - threadleaf snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae - broom snakeweed Helianthus annuus - common sunflower Heterosperma pinnatum - wingpetal Heterotheca subaxillaris - camphorweed Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa Hymenoclea monogyra - burrobush Hymenothrix loomisii - Loomis' thimblehead Lactuca saligna - willowleaf lettuce Lactuca serriola - prickly lettuce Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella - blue lettuce Laennecia coulteri - Coulter's horseweed Layia glandulosa - whitedaisy tidytips Malacothrix fendleri - Fendler's desertdandelion Malacothrix glabrata - smooth desertdandelion Melampodium leucanthum - plains blackfoot Packera neomexicana - New Mexico groundsel Parthenium incanum - mariola Pectis rusbyi - Rusby's cinchweed Sanvitalia abertii - Albert's creeping zinnia Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis - sand wash groundsel Solidago canadensis var. scabra - Canada goldenrod Solidago velutina - threenerve goldenrod Solidago wrightii - Wright's goldenrod Sonchus asper - spiny sowthistle Stephanomeria tenuifolia - narrowleaf wirelettuce Symphyotrichum divaricatum - southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum falcatum var. commutatum - white prairie aster Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum Symphyotrichum subulatum Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorum - southwestern annual saltmarsh aster Taraxacum laevigatum - rock dandelion Taraxacum officinale - common dandelion Thymophylla acerosa - pricklyleaf dogweed Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium - fiveneedle pricklyleaf Townsendia annua - annual Townsend daisy Townsendia strigosa - hairy Townsend daisy Tragopogon dubius - yellow salsify Uropappus lindleyi - silver puffs Verbesina encelioides - golden crownbeard Verbesina encelioides ssp. exauriculata - golden crownbeard Xanthisma gracile - slender goldenweed Xanthium strumarium - rough cocklebur BERBERIDACEAE Berberis fremontii - Fremont's barberry Berberis haematocarpa - bloodberry barberry BETULACEAE Alnus oblongifolia - Arizona alder BIGNONIACEAE Chilopsis linearis - desert willow Chilopsis linearis var. arcuata - desert willow BORAGINACEAE Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia - common fiddleneck Amsinckia tessellata - bristly fiddleneck Cryptantha angustifolia - Panamint cryptantha Cryptantha barbigera - bearded cryptantha Cryptantha cinerea - James' cryptantha Cryptantha confertiflora - basin yellow cryptantha Cryptantha crassisepala - thicksepal cryptantha Cryptantha gracilis - narrowstem cryptantha Cryptantha nevadensis - Nevada cryptantha Emmenanthe penduliflora - whisperingbells Eriodictyon angustifolium - narrowleaf yerba santa Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia var. bipinnatifida - spotted hideseed Eucrypta micrantha - dainty desert hideseed Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata - flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis - flatspine stickseed Lithospermum incisum - narrowleaf stoneseed Phacelia affinis - limestone phacelia Phacelia bombycina - Mangas Spring phacelia Phacelia crenulata - cleftleaf wildheliotrope Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua - purplestem phacelia Phacelia distans - distant phacelia Phacelia egena - Kaweah River phacelia Phacelia ivesiana - Ives' phacelia Phacelia rotundifolia - roundleaf phacelia Plagiobothrys arizonicus - Arizona popcornflower Plagiobothrys jonesii - Mojave popcornflower Tiquilia canescens - woody crinklemat BRASSICACEAE Boechera perennans - perennial rockcress Brassica tournefortii - Asian mustard Capsella bursa-pastoris - shepherd's purse Chorispora tenella - crossflower Descurainia pinnata - western tansymustard Draba cuneifolia - wedgeleaf draba Erysimum capitatum - sanddune wallflower Lepidium alyssoides - mesa pepperwort Lepidium fremontii - desert pepperweed Lepidium integrifolium - thickleaf pepperweed Lepidium lasiocarpum - shaggyfruit pepperweed Lepidium montanum - mountain pepperweed Lepidium montanum var. glabrum - mountain pepperweed Lepidium virginicum - Virginia pepperweed Matthiola longipetala - evening-scented stock Physaria arizonica - Arizona bladderpod Physaria cinerea - basin bladderpod Physaria gordonii - bladderpod Physaria intermedia Physaria tenella - Moapa bladderpod Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum - watercress Sisymbrium irio - London rocket Streptanthus carinatus ssp. arizonicus - lyreleaf jewelflower Thelypodium wrightii - Wright's thelypody CACTACEAE Cylindropuntia leptocaulis - Christmas cholla Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii - Boyce Thompson hedgehog cactus Echinocereus fasciculatus - strawberry hedgehog Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica - spinystar Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara - spinystar Opuntia engelmannii - cactus apple Opuntia macrorhiza - twistspine pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha - tulip pricklypear CAMPANULACEAE Lobelia cardinalis - cardinalflower Nemacladus glanduliferus - glandular threadplant CANNABACEAE Celtis laevigata var. reticulata - netleaf hackberry CAPPARACEAE Cleome lutea - yellow spiderflower Cleome lutea var. jonesii - Jones spiderflower CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene antirrhina - sleepy silene CELASTRACEAE Canotia holacantha - crucifixion thorn CLEOMACEAE Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma - sandyseed clammyweed COMMELINACEAE Commelina dianthifolia - birdbill dayflower Commelina erecta - whitemouth dayflower CONVOLVULACEAE Convolvulus arvensis - field bindweed Convolvulus equitans - Texas bindweed Evolvulus nuttallianus - shaggy dwarf morning-glory Ipomoea hederacea - ivyleaf morning-glory CUCURBITACEAE Cucurbita foetidissima - Missouri gourd Marah gilensis - Gila manroot CUPRESSACEAE Cupressus arizonica - Arizona cypress Juniperus coahuilensis - redberry juniper Juniperus monosperma - oneseed juniper Juniperus osteosperma - Utah juniper CYPERACEAE Carex senta - swamp carex Cyperus esculentus - yellow nutsedge Cyperus niger - black flatsedge Eleocharis palustris - common spikerush Eleocharis parishii - Parish's spikerush Eleocharis rostellata - beaked spikerush Schoenoplectus acutus - great bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani - softstem bulrush EPHEDRACEAE Ephedra torreyana - Torrey's jointfir Ephedra viridis - mormon tea EQUISETACEAE Equisetum arvense - field horsetail Equisetum laevigatum - smooth horsetail EUPHORBIACEAE Acalypha neomexicana - New Mexico copperleaf Chamaesyce albomarginata - whitemargin sandmat Chamaesyce capitellata - head sandmat Chamaesyce chaetocalyx var. chaetocalyx - bristlecup sandmat Chamaesyce fendleri - Fendler's sandmat